I think the most interesting parts of human experience might be the sparks that come from that sort of chipping flint of cultures rubbing against each other. And living on the border between Mexico and the U.S. for so many years gave me a lot of insight into that.
Empathy is really the opposite of spiritual meanness. It's the capacity to...
Pain reaches the heart with electrical speed but truth moves to the heart as...
Memory is a complicated thing a relative to truth but not its twin.
Sometimes the strength of motherhood is greater than natural laws.
I suppose that is my central obsession. What we owe to society what we owe...
Terms like that 'Humane Society ' are devised with people like me in mind...
I've always seen the world through the eyes of a scientist. I love the...
I used to think religion was just more of the same thing. Dump responsibility...
Wars and elections are both too big and too small to matter in the long run....
Few people know so clearly what they want. Most people can't even think what...
It evolved from my experience in the fifties growing up during the McCarthy...
I feel responsible that everyone has a really wonderful experience and to do...
Acting is not a mystery. There's nothing that I know that other actors don't...
Many children are natural fantasists I think perhaps because their...
I got pregnant at 40 by surprise. It's funny because when we found out we...
At our best it's a good experience but we do 22 episodes a year so there...
I'm always hoping for the nights that are inspired where you almost have an...
I am very happy since when I am in different cities I can experience and...
Well you know the definition of second marriage is the triumph of hope over...
The most important training though is to experience life as a writer...